WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) gave the following response after attending President Joseph R. Biden’s third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress:
“The White House is only two miles away from the U.S. Capitol, but after tonight’s address I am convinced that President Biden lives in a completely different world.
"By every metric that… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) today introduced two bills aimed at enforcing the executive branch’s budget deadlines. After willfully ignoring yesterday’s deadline to submit his budget proposal, President Joe Biden has failed three times during his presidency to abide by federal law requiring him to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) introduced a bill to formally designate the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler, Georgia as the official Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in the United States.
Originating in Savannah, GA, the Mighty Eighth Air Force celebrated its 81st anniversary in January of this year.
“The Mighty Eighth Air Force… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) this week introduced bipartisan legislation with Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) to help working forests recover from natural disasters. The Disaster Reforestation Act would reduce the financial burden of recovery by amending the tax code to recognize the value of destroyed timber.
The current tax code disadvantages forest landowners by… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced a bill to recognize those who die from illicit fentanyl poisoning as victims of a crime. This drug, which primarily enters our country through the southern border, is the leading cause of death in the U.S. for adults aged 18-45.
The Recognizing Victims of Illicit Fentanyl Poisoning Act would add these… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee (E&C), was selected to serve as Vice Chair of the E&C Communications and Technology Subcommittee.
“I’m thrilled to work alongside Communications & Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta as his Vice Chair for the 118th Congress. From improving rural broadband and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced a bill, with support from every member of the House of Representatives’ Georgia delegation, to rename the Hinesville Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic in honor of Liberty County's own John Gibson, Dan Ninkey James, William Edward Sapp, and Frankie Lee Smiley who tragically laid down their lives in the Vietnam war.
Once… Read more »
MYTH: The FairTax rate is really 30 percent not 23 percent.
Our current income tax is expressed as an inclusive rate. When directly comparing the FairTax to our current income tax, the FairTax rate is 23 percent.
Under the FairTax, if you pay $100 for a good, you pay $77 for the good and an inclusive $23 tax. If you take the $23 as a percentage of the $100 tendered, the tax rate… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced the Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act, a bill to close a loophole that allows drug manufacturers to block new treatments options for rare diseases from coming to the market.
The Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act amends the Orphan Drug Act of 1983 to require all drugs that obtain seven-years of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) introduced the Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act to combat drug shortages and reduce the nation’s dependence on China for pharmaceuticals.
The bill, also introduced by the pair in the 117th Congress, would require the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a… Read more »
